Message-ID: <3A3BF0BE.7E01A7A5@home.com> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 15:46:22 -0700 From: John Kutil Subject: Re: [SLE] Inspiron 5000e fails to install SuSE 7.0 Also try http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ It has two 5000E's listed. <p>Jennifer Ekstrom wrote:

Hello!

I am a Linux newbie, and I just bought SuSE 7.0 Professional to replace windows98 on my likewise new Dell Inspiron 5000e laptop. I was cruising through the YAST2 installation, and got stuck on the Desktop settings page. I tried nearly all possible combinations of resolution and colors (the 2 options on that page), and am not allowed to progress past that screen unless I turn off the X11 installation. If I don't turn of X11, I get a message saying "Please test your chosen video mode..." I press "Test" on the GUI, the screen goes dark for a second, and then returns me to the same screen asking for resolution and color choices.

I've read something here about needing Accelerated X instead of Xfree or about needing a new driver from Xi Graphics, but I don't really understand all this stuff.

Also, my ethernet card and modem are not being recognized in the final step of the SuSE installation.

My system is 850Mhz, 256 MB RAM, 15" Super XGA+ TFT screen (1400x1050), ATI Rage Mobility 128 video controller and 16 MB of SGRAM. I will be using this system for molecular graphics, so I'd like to use the full resolution of my display screen.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Jennifer

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